The buzz: Cute, even if it's simply based on one of his early, short projects. "Only Tim Burton could envision this Frankenstein-inspired tale, and it's a honey, a dark and dazzling spellbinder that scares up laughs and surprising emotion," Rolling Stone says.

Taken 2

The gist: Liam Neeson's male/father revenge fantasy gets a sequel, with the retired government agent unretiring again to track down and cause great physical harm to wrongdoers. Neeson movies always depend on you being in the right frame of mind, so we hope you're mad at shady criminal organizations. PG-13

The buzz: An awful, awful movie. But hey, guys, if your boss is making you mad and you can't do anything about it, this is a great flick. "An arcade game provides pretty much the same 'entertainment' and it's a lot easier on the wallet. And kinder, maybe, to your memories of Liam Neeson," the Newark Star-Ledger says. What's an arcade? And games cost like $60 now. Does that sound cheap to you?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The gist: A freshman in high school deals with making friends, pining after a senior and dealing with the fact it's 1991. You're in for a good decade, kid; Then it all goes to hell. PG-13

The buzz: A great movie with a talented young cast. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower finds an unexpectedly moving freshness in the old clichés by remaining attentive to the nuances of what happens within and between unhappy teenagers," the Boston Globe says.

Tampa Bay’s film festival season is now a double feature with two long-running events splicing their audiences together.
For its 12th edition, the Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival is combining forces with the Tampa ...

Tell people there's a new movie starring The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero. Assuming they're fans of "the greatest bad movie ever made," or at least familiar with The Disaster Artist, you'll have their full attention. Then comes the inevitable question: "But, wait, are they, like, serious?"

Before we never hear from him again, and almost certainly we won’t after Tomb Raider, let’s hail the name Roar Uthaug.Just the name. Not his movie.Has there ever been a more perfect name for an action movie director than Roar? It’s like a ’80s rock s...

Two staples of Tampa Bay’s cinema scene are joining forces with a combined 34 years of audience participation.The 12th annual Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival is now featuring the 22nd annual Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival...

Two of Tampa Bay’s longest running cinema showcases are teaming up, celebrities are showing up and the movie slate is looking up.Those are takeaways from Thursday’s lineup release by the 12th annual Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film...

A Wrinkle in Time arrives on gossamer wings with cult of Oprah uplift, far less magical than believing itself to be.The rabbit was pulled early from Disney’s hat when Ava DuVernay was hired to direct, the first African-American woman given a $100-plu...